The edge of anarchy : the railroad barons, the Gilded Age, and the greatest labor uprising in America

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  • Author: Kelly, Jack
    Contributor:

    Burns, Traber

    Summary:

    At the pinnacle of the Gilded Age, a boycott of Pullman sleeping cars by hundreds of thousands of railroad employees brought commerce to a standstill across much of the country. With the country now in a New Gilded Age, this look back at the violent conflict of an earlier era offers illuminating perspectives on a nation on the edge.

    Genre: History
    Original Publisher: [Ashland, Oregon] , Blackstone Publishing
    Language(s): English
    ISBN:

    9781982564780

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    1982564784

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    9781982564797

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    1982564792

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Burns, Traber

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At the pinnacle of the Gilded Age, a boycott of Pullman sleeping cars by hundreds of thousands of railroad employees brought commerce to a standstill across much of the country. With the country now in a New Gilded Age, this look back at the violent conflict of an earlier era offers illuminating perspectives on a nation on the edge.

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History
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[Ashland, Oregon]

Blackstone Publishing

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